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Norfolk Constabulary

police force · England · code E23000024

The Home Office counted 1,898 full-time equivalent police officers at Norfolk Constabulary on 31 March 2026. That is up 20% from 1,577 on 31 March 2007.

Norfolk Constabulary recorded 57,814 crimes, excluding fraud, in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the Home Office. That is up 53% from 37,806 in April 2012 to March 2013.

Norfolk Constabulary carried out 2,418 stop and searches in April 2025 to March 2026, the Home Office reports.

Across the 20 years shown, the Home Office's full-time equivalent count of officers at Norfolk Constabulary was lowest at 1,514 (31 March 2016) and highest at 1,911 (31 March 2025).

Officers and staff

Police officers (full-time equivalent)
1,898
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Includes officers on career breaks or seconded into the force; excludes those seconded out to central services.
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
1,262
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
0
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Special constables (headcount)
73
31 March 2026 · Home Office
1,9111,515 31 March 200731 March 2026
1,339977 31 March 200731 March 2026
2770 31 March 200731 March 2026
32573 31 March 200731 March 2026
Police officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20071,577
31 March 20081,578
31 March 20091,669
31 March 20101,662
31 March 20111,598
31 March 20121,547
31 March 20131,544
31 March 20141,582
31 March 20151,569
31 March 20161,515
31 March 20171,515
31 March 20181,558
31 March 20191,609
31 March 20201,665
31 March 20211,735
31 March 20221,838
31 March 20231,897
31 March 20241,896
31 March 20251,911
31 March 20261,898
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20071,105
31 March 20081,097
31 March 20091,117
31 March 20101,119
31 March 20111,013
31 March 2012977
31 March 2013990
31 March 20141,017
31 March 20151,000
31 March 20161,023
31 March 20171,060
31 March 20181,054
31 March 20191,095
31 March 20201,180
31 March 20211,220
31 March 20221,266
31 March 20231,318
31 March 20241,339
31 March 20251,281
31 March 20261,262
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 2007176
31 March 2008274
31 March 2009277
31 March 2010275
31 March 2011264
31 March 2012254
31 March 2013250
31 March 2014247
31 March 2015197
31 March 2016171
31 March 2017149
31 March 201879
31 March 20190
31 March 20200
31 March 20210
31 March 20220
31 March 20230
31 March 20240
31 March 20250
31 March 20260
Special constables (headcount)
31 March 2007271
31 March 2008274
31 March 2009243
31 March 2010266
31 March 2011281
31 March 2012325
31 March 2013291
31 March 2014240
31 March 2015257
31 March 2016251
31 March 2017218
31 March 2018188
31 March 2019198
31 March 2020193
31 March 2021170
31 March 2022179
31 March 2023163
31 March 2024145
31 March 2025100
31 March 202673

Recorded crime

Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
57,814
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded violence against the person
24,620
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded theft offences
14,245
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded sexual offences
3,355
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded robbery
436
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
69k38k 2012/132025/26
32k8,102 2012/132025/26
19k12k 2012/132025/26
3,355774 2012/132025/26
513175 2012/132025/26
Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
April 2012 to March 201337,806
April 2013 to March 201438,060
April 2014 to March 201544,175
April 2015 to March 201647,916
April 2016 to March 201750,897
April 2017 to March 201856,787
April 2018 to March 201961,535
April 2019 to March 202065,924
April 2020 to March 202162,662
April 2021 to March 202269,212
April 2022 to March 202367,244
April 2023 to March 202459,566
April 2024 to March 202559,547
April 2025 to March 202657,814
Recorded violence against the person
April 2012 to March 20138,102
April 2013 to March 20148,714
April 2014 to March 201511,926
April 2015 to March 201614,525
April 2016 to March 201715,717
April 2017 to March 201818,403
April 2018 to March 201922,080
April 2019 to March 202024,928
April 2020 to March 202128,080
April 2021 to March 202231,715
April 2022 to March 202329,923
April 2023 to March 202425,869
April 2024 to March 202524,348
April 2025 to March 202624,620
Recorded theft offences
April 2012 to March 201317,344
April 2013 to March 201416,425
April 2014 to March 201516,830
April 2015 to March 201617,104
April 2016 to March 201717,798
April 2017 to March 201818,887
April 2018 to March 201918,075
April 2019 to March 202017,536
April 2020 to March 202111,861
April 2021 to March 202212,707
April 2022 to March 202314,198
April 2023 to March 202414,028
April 2024 to March 202515,589
April 2025 to March 202614,245
Recorded sexual offences
April 2012 to March 2013774
April 2013 to March 2014977
April 2014 to March 20151,465
April 2015 to March 20161,725
April 2016 to March 20171,987
April 2017 to March 20182,477
April 2018 to March 20192,584
April 2019 to March 20202,939
April 2020 to March 20212,595
April 2021 to March 20223,211
April 2022 to March 20233,282
April 2023 to March 20243,024
April 2024 to March 20253,202
April 2025 to March 20263,355
Recorded robbery
April 2012 to March 2013175
April 2013 to March 2014182
April 2014 to March 2015189
April 2015 to March 2016309
April 2016 to March 2017384
April 2017 to March 2018432
April 2018 to March 2019513
April 2019 to March 2020436
April 2020 to March 2021307
April 2021 to March 2022344
April 2022 to March 2023343
April 2023 to March 2024352
April 2024 to March 2025373
April 2025 to March 2026436

Stop and search and arrests

Stop and searches (all powers)
2,418
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Stop and searches under section 1 of PACE
2,418
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Section 1 searches that led to an arrest
22.0%
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Arrests for notifiable offences
11,100
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office

Local areas

Council areas in this police force area: Breckland · Broadland · Great Yarmouth · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · North Norfolk · Norwich · South Norfolk

Where Norfolk Constabulary sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Norfolk Constabulary and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Norfolk Constabulary this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

Police officer numbers · Crime Survey for England and Wales

Sources

Police forces · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026